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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.4.31

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 4: Omens hasten the abhiṣeka. Daśaratha fixes the ceremony for the next day while Bharata is away, Rāma & Sītā must fast and sleep on darbha

In the sequence: Rāma goes to Kausalyā's apartments, where she is praying to Viṣṇu; Sumitrā, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā are also present

2.4.31

prāg eva cāgatā tatra sumitrā lakṣmaṇas tathā
sītā cānāyitā śrutvā priyaṃ rāmābhiṣecanam

Sumitrā had already come there before, and Lakṣmaṇa likewise; and Sītā too had been sent for, on hearing the glad news of Rāma's consecration.

Words: prāg eva — already before; cāgatā — and (she) had come; tatra — there; sumitrā — Sumitrā; lakṣmaṇas — Lakṣmaṇa; tathā — likewise; sītā — Sītā; cānāyitā — and had been brought, sent for; śrutvā — having heard; priyaṃ — the glad, dear (news); rāmābhiṣecanam — Rāma's consecration

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.